Traveler&#39;s kit



A. LANG.

TRAVELERS KIT. v APPLICATION FILED 050.22, 1920.

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Patented Feb. 15, 1921.

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A. LANG.

TRAVELERS KIT. APPLICATION FILED DEC.22. 1920.

1,368,735. 'Patented Feb. 15, 1921.

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ALPHONSE LANG,.OF CLEVELAND, OHIO.

TRAVELER S KIT.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 15, 1921.

Application filed December 22, 1920- Serial No. 432,537.

. To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, AnrHoNsn LANG, acitizen of the United States, residing at Cleveland, in the county ofCuyahoga and State of Ohio, have invented a new and useful TravelersKit, of which the following is a specification.

The device forming the subject matter of this application is a travelerskitfand the invention aims to provide novel means whereby a brush andmany toilet articles may be housed in small compass and be embodied in acontainer of portable form.

Another object of the invention is to provide novel means for closingthe various compartments and for retaining the articles therein.v

It is within the province of the disclosure to improve generally, and toenhance the utility of, devices of that type to which the inventionappertains.

I do not bind myself to the specific form depicted scope of what is makealterations, without departing from the spirit of the invention orplacing the utility of the device in jeopardy.

In the drawings :-Figure 1 is a perspective view disclosing a deviceconstructed in accordance with the invention; Fig. 2 is a perspective'view of the lid, the closure or looking slide being retracted; Fig. 3is aperspective view of the body of the article;

Fig. 4 is a plan of the body, the end slides and the intermediate panelof Fig. 3 having been removed; Fig. 5 is a plan of the panel; Figs. 6, 7and 8 are sections taken, respectiively, on the lines 6'6, 7-7 and 8-8of The device forming the subject matter of this application comprises acontainer, including a body 1 having a transverse partition 2, defininga compartment 3 in one end of the body. A tubular receiver, such as arouge box 4, is secured in the compartment 3, the rouge box comprising abase or body, and a removable cover 6. A pad 5 is located in the rougebox. The base 7 of a collapsible drinking cup 8 is inverted over therouge box 4 and bears on the cover 6. A

slide 39 is mounted to reciprocate in the bod 1, and will be describedin detail hereina ter. Let it suffice to state at this point, that,noting Fig. 7, the slide serves to retain the cover 6 in place, the base7 of the and described, since, within the claimed, I a mechanic, pro-'-ceeding within the limits of his skill, may

and 37 at the opposite drinking cup 8 being interposed between the cover6 and the slide 39, and serving as a guard Wh1ch protects the cover 6against wear when the slide is moved.

A transverse partition 9 extends part way across the body 1, as Fig. 4will show. A

longitudinal piece 10 extends between the lnner end of the partition 9and one end of the body and forms, with the partition 9 and the adjacentportions of the body 1, an end compartment 11 wherein a powder puif 12may be housed, beneath a cover 14 hinged at 1 5 to one end of the body1, the cover havlng a tab 16, facilitating the manipulatlon of thecover.

Aplate 17 extends between the transverse partition 2 and the transversepartition 9 and forms intermediate com artments 18 and 19, located sideby side. strip 20 lies along one side wall of the body 1, within thecompartment 19, and defines a shoulder, the function of which will bemade manifest hereinafter. The strip 20 has, at one end, a transverseextension 21, cooperating wlth the inner end of the partition 9, toseparate the compartment 19 from a relatively small pocket 22, locatedat the side of the compartment 11. A tube 23 of dentifrice may belocated in the compartment 18. A bufler 24 may be placed in thecompartment 19, the buffer having a longitudinal socket 25, into whichone end of a nail file 26 may be thrust. The shoulder formed by thestrip 20, together with the part 21 of the strip, serves to support thehandle 27 of a tooth brush, the head 28 of the tooth brush projectinginto the pocket 22.

The transverse partitions 2 and 9 are supplied with projections 29,whereon a panel 30 is supported, the panel constituting a closure forthe intermediate compartments 19 and 18. The panel 30 carries on oneside, a mirror 31, the panel being sup lied on its opposite side withpockets 32. he pockets may be employed for holding hair pins 33, a lipstick 34, or the like. The pockets 32 form prominent projections on thepanel 30, and project into the compartments 18 and 19, to hold the tube23 and the tooth brush 2728 in lace, as shown in Fig. 6.

n thesides of the body 1, guide grooves 35 are formed, the groovesdefining ribs 36 sides of the body. The rib 37 is cut away intermediateits ends to form an o ening 38. Slides 39 reciprocate beneath the ribs36 and 37, in the gu1degrooves 35. One slide 39 forms a closure for thecompartment 3 and engages the base 7 of the drinking cup 8, ashereinbefore explained. The inner ends of-the slides 39 over-lap thepanel 30 at its ends, and hold the panel on the supporting projections29. In order to mount either slide 39 in place, the slide is locatedabout mid-way between the ends of the body 1. One edge of the slideisinserted beneath the intermediate portion of the rib 36, the oppositeedge of the slide being moved downwardly through the opening 38, and theslide then being moved toward one end or the other of the body 1, in thegrooves 35. That slide 39 which the body 1 in Fig. 3, serves as aclosure for the pocket 22 and serves, likewise, to prevent'the cover 14of the powder puff compartment 11 from openin The body 1 is provided atits ends with seats 40 which are undercut as shown at 41..

The seats taper toward one end of the body 1,.as shown at 42. Thenumeral 43 marks a lid or brush-back, the head of the brush beingdenoted by the numeral 44. In the lid 43, a recess 45 is formed, thesame being adapted to receive a comb 46.' At the edges of the recess 45,the lid 44 is undercut as shown at 47, to receive a closure or lookingslide 48. "The lid 43 is provided with 49, shaped to fit in one of theseats 40, the closure 48 having a similar lug 50, adapted to fit in theother seat 40'. The lugs 49 and 50 are tapered as indicated at 51, andare undercut as shown at 52. The lug 49 on the lid 43 may be introducedinto one of the seats 40, and when the locking slide of closure 48 isadvanced, the lug 50 will engage in the other seat 40 and hold the lid43 on the body 1. The movement of the lid 43 in one direction is limitedbecause the lug 49 is tapered as indicated at 51. The movement of thelid 43 in an o posite direction, and the movement of the c osure 48, aswell, may be limited b a simple latch 53 carried b one end of tlie body1 and cotiperating with a keeper 54 on the lid 43. Ordinarily, the brushhead 44 is used when the Fparts 43 and 1 are connected as shown inig. 1. If it is desired to use the brush head in a limited space, forinstance, between the crown of the derby hat and the brim-roll, then thepart 43 may be separated from the body 1, as shown 1n Fig. 2. Ifdesired, the closure 48 may be withdrawn a trifle farther than shown inFig. 2, to the end 'that the closure may serve as a brush handle.

85 the structure forming the subject matter As has been explained, thepanel 30 is held by the inner ends of the slides 39, and when the paneland the slides are removed, access may be had to the interior of thebody 1, as shown in Fig. 4. It is clear that is adjacent to the righthand end of l compartments tainer of this application provides a meanswhereby many toilet articles may be stowed in small space and be carriedabout readily.

I claim 1. In a device of the class described, a container comprising abody having seats at its ends; a lid for the body, the lid having arecess and being provided with a lug engaged in one seat; and a closurefor the recess, the closure being mounted slidably in the lid, theclosure having a lug which engages in the other seat, when the closureis advanced to cover the recess, thereby to hold the lid on the body.

2. In a device of the class described, a container comprising a bodyhaving end and an intermediate compartment; a panel forming a closurefor the intermediate'compartment; and slides constituting closures forthe end compartments, the slides being overlapped on the ends of thepanel to hold the panel in place, the body having oppositely disposedribs beneath which the slides reciprocate, one rib being cut awaybetween its ends to facilitate the insertion of the slides beneaththeribs.

3. In a device of the class described, a concomprising a body having endcompartments, and provided with intermediate compartments located sideby side; a panel forming a closure for the intermediate compartments,the panel having prominent projections extended into the intermediatecompartments to hold articles therein; and slides constituting closuresfor the end 'compartments, the slides being overlapped on the ends ofthe panel to hold the panel in place.

4. In a device of the body having seats in its ends; a brush com prisinga back and a head carried by the back, the back being provided with alug engaged in one seat; and a locking slide mounted to reciprocate inthe back and having a lug which engages in the other seat, thereby tohold the back and the body together, the back being releasable from thebody to vary the weight of the device when the brush is in use, and toaccommodate the brush for use in a restricted space.

5. In a device of the class described, a container having a compartment;a slide mounted to reciprocate in the container and constituting aclosure for the compartment; a tubular receiver in the compartment andcomprising a base and a cover; and a cupshaped member inverted over thecover and my own, I have hereto aflixed m signature.

ALPHONSE LANG.

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